chancellery

English

Alternative forms

• (less common) chancellory, (archaic) chancellary

Etymology

From Middle English chancelrie, from Old French chancelerie (Modern French chancellerie), from Late Latin cancellaria. Doublet of chancery.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtʃɑːn.sə.lə.ɹi/, (optionally syncopated) /-səl.ɹi/, /-slə.ɹi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃænt.slə.ɹi/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

chancellery (plural chancelleries)

1. The rank or post of a chancellor
2. The office or staff of a chancellor
3. The building in which such an office is situated

Translations

function, post

• Dutch: kanselierschap (nl) n
• German: Kanzler (de) m, Kanzlerin (de) f
• Italian: cancelliere (it) m
• Sicilian: canciḍḍeri m, canciḍḍera f

staff

• Dutch: ^{(please verify)} kanselarij (nl) f
• French: ^{(please verify)} chancellerie (fr) f
• German: Kanzleibeamtin f, Kanzleibeamter m, Kanzleramtspersonal n, Kanzleramtsangestellte m or f or c pl
• Indonesian: penata kanselerai
• Italian: cancelleria f
• Sicilian: canciḍḍirìa f

office

• Danish: kancelli n
• Dutch: ^{(please verify)} kanselarij (nl) f
• French: ^{(please verify)} chancellerie (fr) f
• German: Kanzleramt (de) n, Kanzlei (de) f
• Indonesian: kanselerai
• Italian: cancelleria f
• Sicilian: canciḍḍirìa f

building

• Danish: kancelli n
• Dutch: kanselarij (nl) f
• Esperanto: ĉefministrejo
• French: chancellerie (fr) f
• Galician: chancelaría (gl)
• German: Kanzleramt (de) n, Kanzlei (de) f
• Ido: kancelereyo (io)
• Italian: cancelleria f
• Sicilian: canciḍḍirìa f

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 門下省／门下省 (zh) (Ménxiàshěng)

• Irish: ^{(please verify)} seansailéireacht f
• Italian: ^{(please verify)} cancelleria f
• Russian: ^{(please verify)} канцеля́рия (ru) f (kanceljárija)
• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} cancillería f

See also

• chancel